phylogenetic tree

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Examplesofphylogenetic tree

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Sequences segregated in aphylogenetictreeaccording to their geographic origins.
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This identified each position in the alignment that was unique to certain groups found in thephylogenetictree.
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The amino acid sequence of the parasite enzyme was analysed, the consensusphylogenetictreebuilt and its stability assessed.
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The resulting alignments were used to construct aphylogenetictreeresolving five major clades.
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Units at the bottom of thephylogenetictreeindicate the percentage of nucleotide substitutions.
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Thephylogenetictreeis constructed by the maximum-likelihood method.
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Thephylogenetictreewas drawn using the neighbour-joining method.
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Consequently, interpretation of thephylogenetictreeshould be treated with caution.
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A randomisation test of the null hypothesis that two cladograms are sample estimates of a parametricphylogenetictree.
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The diagram on the left represents aphylogenetictreethat relates the body plans of different organisms.
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The presence of 3 higher order clades was also clearly supported in thephylogenetictree.
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A rootlessphylogenetictreewas constructed by the neighbour-joining method.
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Therefore, the relationships among the sequences were explored using evolutionary distances but without imposing aphylogenetictree.
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On the other hand, correlation of dated geological features with biological invention seen in thephylogenetictreecan place constraints on the timing of branch-points.
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A neighbor-joiningphylogenetictreeof the sequences was obtained using the p-distance (percent difference) to estimate pair-wise relationships.
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After a number of repetitions of this chapter plan, it becomes difficult to feel enthusiastic about reading another such section, or looking at anotherphylogenetictree.
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In addition, if the unknown also forms part of a well-supported functional cluster or clade within aphylogenetictreethen a more detailed level of functional prediction may be possible.
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The distribution of pigmentation patterns on thephylogenetictreeis completely random, indicating that evolutionary transitions between light and dark male pigmentation occurred several times within the bipectinata complex.
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